What stats do Hunters need??

Post by BasketLt

Post by Zigor

Id go with +agil and +sta and a bit of +int (cos you need some mana) and later on +AP and +crit, but please no +str!!! its useless.

Post by Zuhl

Agility>Sta>Int>Spi>Str is what you should follow early on. Strength is virtually useless for a hunter, spirit isn't much better. Later on (~60ish) you'll find gear with +AP +Crit +Hit on it. At this point it's not so much one over the other, it's about balancing things properly.

Post by BasketLt

ty it helped

Post by Lightcloud

all of em muahhhahahahah!!!

thus the saying "Everything is hunter gear"

Post by kirraS8

wow

bad advice

agi/ap/hit/crit/stam/int

in that order

Post by Frex

Int before stam I would say. Tbh you shouldn't bother about stam, because even though your full green you should have enough stam to stay through every bossfight.

So, agi>agi>agi>ap>crit/hit>int>stam.

Post by Hazaradat

wow

bad advice

agi/ap/hit/crit/stam/int

in that order

Depends on hunter - sv may take crit over ap

Post by ruleofthumb

I disagree with AP being more important than Hit Rating.

I'd say this;

Agi > HR > CR > RAP > Stam = Int

I say that "Stam = Int" because you need a big enough mana pool so you don't run yourself OOM during long pulls/boss fight. You don't need a lot of stamina because you shouldn't be getting attacked, the tank should. Unless ofcourse, the mob/boss does a raid-wide or AoE damaging attack.

Pure AP and Crit is low on priority due to not scaling with Blessing of Kings. You need Hit Rating (up to 142 w/o the SF talent), because missing means that you are dealing no damage.

Post by qordinn

If you're a new hunter below level 55 or so, then follow Zuhl's advice. KirraS8's advice doesn't come into play until after that and then it depends on your spec. A surv hunter may take agi>CR>RAP>HR>stam>int, while a Marks hunter may want to put HR higher as they don't have surefooted.

Post by SmartassBSH

As a 70 Marksy Hunter, For me I'd have to say a balance my stats in this order... Agi>AP,Crit>Int,HR>Stam

Post by somethingsnappy

You can control a lot by your choices of equipment.

Main thing is that you keep your agi, stam and int pools decent.I have always tried to keep high agi since that affects multiple things in your build. I have also aimed for about 2:1 up to 3:2 health to manna points.

order of importance would be agi/stam/int

if you want to stay safe try a mix of equipment with these suffixes:

of agilityof staminaof intellect

of the monkey (agi and stam)of the falcon (agi and int)and a bit lesser of the eagle (stam and int)

expansion pack suffixes to look for

of the bandit (agi, stam and AP)of the elder to a lesser extent (stam int and manna regen)of the hunt (agi int and AP)of the shadow ( agi stam and AP)of the wild (agi stam and AP)

of power and of marksmanship both ad to attack power.

main thing to remember is to try and go for a decent balance.

Post by Sploog321

Agility and Stamina PERIOD. For Heroics and raids your gonna want to get some hit as well.

Post by Hungryshadow

For me.

AP>Agi>Hit>Crit>Int>Stam

Stength is completely out of the picture.

Post by oceanfire9

Agility, agility, and more agility ALWAYS! Ups not only your crit, dodge, and hit chance in both melee and range, but also your armor.

Secondary is Stamina and Spirit (yes, you do want a fast mana&health regen, or do you really want to spend all your gold on drinks that do it for you?)

Then Intellect (if you want it) for more mana and then Strength (which is irrelevant in the first place), generally; OR if you're melee proc Strength before Spirit and Int.

Post by Evo85

I have always enjoyed this subject. Always turns into a heated debate with no real answers because different specs/playstyles demand different stats.

Post by Sas148

Post by Zakkhar

hunters dont got mana they got focus.

this thread is from 2008, which is over 6 years ago, still in TBC (the burning crusade).

does intellect gives me focus if im a hunter?what is AP?

No. The amount of focus is fixed at 100 and can only modified if you spec Beast mastery Kindred SpiritsIntellect gives you absolutely nothing. AP is attack power. Its a stat that modifies all your damage (and your pet damage) even if the tooltip says something else (weapon damage is modified by attack power as well).